http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/ Birds and Birding in Manitoba, Canada Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:13:28 GMT Seguin Rene http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11847 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11847 Hello all, I heard and saw a male Northern Cardinal in Woodhaven on Assiniboine Avenue at the intersection of Woodhaven. It was signing in a large tree in the Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:13:28 GMT Richard Staniforth http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11846 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11846 Hi Has anyone thought of a revisit to their CBC area  - in July to see how they do?! Well, last evening I took the dog through the Almey Woods which form the Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:13:28 GMT peleetom http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11845 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11845 Dear Manitobabirders: A belated congrats to Rudolf, Adam and Peter on breaking the Manitoba and Canadian big day record this past May. Fantastic stuff! Your Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:14:04 GMT chrartus http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11844 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11844 I have recently returned from a 10-day period of surveying for Golden- winged Warbler in the Porcupine Hills and surrounding area. Since this formation Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:16:25 GMT Rudolf Koes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11843 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11843 Hello all, I spoke earlier this evening with Winnipegger Horst Hack, who gave a good description of a Yellow-breasted Chat he saw about a month ago at Pine Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:17:48 GMT Bing & Joy Bradley http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11842 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11842 In the past I have seen baltimore orioles at Rossman Lake but this year I haven,t seen them. I did see three swans on the lake June 27 but haven,t seen them Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:02:21 GMT Randy Mooi http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11841 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11841 I was up in Churchill last week for fieldwork and had a Great Egret at Landing Lake (just south of the airport) on July 3. The arctic terns didn't like it Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:44:29 GMT Liis Veelma http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11840 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11840 On July 9, Jo Swartz and I followed Garry and Deanna's footsteps, sort of, around the Shoal Lakes. I especially enjoyed poking around the east side of East Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:44:21 GMT Liis Veelma http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11839 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11839 Great idea, Carrie! That Portage la Prairie deck is humming with glorious Manitoba birding history. But I think I'll wait for a cold snap to take up your Big Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:53:58 GMT cbraden555 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11838 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11838 My mom Helen and I decided to take up Liis' challenge and made a feeble attempt at a July Big Sit today (July 9). Following the rules (its a sport right!) set Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:42:54 GMT cbraden555 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11837 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11837 Hello again, Here's the last regular update of the 2008 Manitobabirds year list. Since we've now covered most of the regular species I'm only going to update Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:57:21 GMT Dennis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11836 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11836 From the 200-600 block of Churchill Dr.Wpg along the river we now have three Coopers Hawk nests. One has adult perched in the nest with two little white heads Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:06:50 GMT Larry de March http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11835 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11835 The date was July 3, not June 3. Thanks, Peter Larry Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:14:34 GMT Peter Taylor http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11834 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11834 We seem to have had a bit of an influx of mockingbirds this year, some of them venturing a long way north. We had at least 2 May reports (one near The Pas), Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:56:14 GMT Larry de March http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11833 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/11833 On June 3 a Northern Mockingbird put in a brief appearance at Jessica Lake, Whiteshell Provincial Park. It sat for a minute on a dead pine then flew off.